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hey guys i know there are lots of websites out there who are warning people to how to get yourself cleaned after you get infected but i found no website / blog claiming that HOW TO NOT GET ATTACKED IN FIRST HAND, HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ALL THESE KIND OF ATTACKS, as prevention is better than cure and these kinds of attacks are increasing day by day so i thought that it would be high time to share my expertise with you all. AND how i really saved myself.

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Remember the earlier Facebook scam related to Marika Fruscio showing breasts on TV? Well, looks like the scam had made its comeback again. The new scan titled – “[VIDEO] Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!” which has the message – “Lol Checkout this video its a very embarrassing moment for her” is reportedly spreading like wildfire on the social networking giant.

The scam has the same thumbnail that was used for the Marika Fruscio Facebook scam. The scam message comes with link that directs you to a bogus web page. The web page displays a message stating that the “divx-plugin missing” and asks you to install the plugin in order to watch the video.

Not matter what, DO NOT install the plugin, or do not download anything from that site. When you click on the “Install Plugin” button, a malware will be downloaded and automatically installed on your computer. This malware is designed to gather all your personal and sensitive information, which then sends it to the scammer.

Please be aware that this malware can be a huge threat to your system. If in case you have accidently installed the plugin, then I recommended you to scan your computer using you anti-virus software. I also suggest you to remove the scam from your news feed by clicking on the “X” mark on the top-right corner of the post. Alternatively you can report the scam to the Facebook Security team.

Please note that scams like this use multiple domain and different web pages. You may see variations in the landing pages, but they are all the same.

Here are the different versions of the scam that have been reported earlier –

• Marika Fruscio Spam Spreading on Facebook
• Marika Fruscio Scam Spreading Again on Facebook
• Italian Model Shows Her Tits on T.V Video Scam

As a precautionary measure, always check which applications you use and remove unwanted or suspicious ones. If you aren’t sure how to do it, you can always check our guide on removing apps from Facebook. In addition to that, don’t forget to check out our article about Avoiding Facebook Lifejacking and Clickjacking scams.

A new Facebook spam video

A new facebook virus is spreading under the title “98 Percent Of People Can’t Watch This Video For More Than 15 Seconds”. The Image shown is not a video but a thumbnail of the website. The play button at the bottom left gives it the appearance of facebook video icon. Visiting the site can harm your account as you give permission to third parties to access your account and post comments and send messages as you. A similar spam message had become viral last year under the title “99% of people can’t watch this video more than 25 seconds”. There was a spam message becoming viral with Osama bin Ladens dead pics.

How the facebook spam virus works

Clicking the link you will be redirected to a page which would look exactly like facebook page with facebook favicon but if you look into the address bar it will not be facebook.com URL. The embedded video player would look exactly like facebook video player. Here you will be asked for a quick security check. Facebook should never ask you for any security check for just watching a video.

After doing that, it will ask you to do a set of three steps
1. Select you address bar
2. Press J on your keyboard
3. Pres (CTRL +V) and press ENTER
Doing these three steps, you actually open your account to third parties. It will bypass all firewall protection of your system and your session may be hijacked. Then this video will be shared with your friends through wall posting or inbox messaging.

What to do if you receive spam messages

• Firstly, if you see such messages or shared wall posts don’t open the URL. Instead immediately click the “Report/Mark as spam” button by the side of the post.
• Even if you opened the webpage do not share it at all. You will be spamming your friends too if you do so. Instead tell them about such a facebook spam message and wall post.
• If you have already clicked the share button, then you have to immediately log out from facebook and other websites you might be logged in. Then clear all browser cookies, cache and temporary files using CCleaner. The restart your system and change you facebook password.

Another New Facebook spam virus

Facebook is breing filled with more and more spam viruses everyday. A new virus has come up on facebook under the title “Girl killed herself after her dad posted a secret of her on here fb wall.!!!” This works almost similar to the Facebook spam, Yeahh!! It happens on Live Television!

What does the Girl killed herself virus do after you click

If you click on the link it will take you to another webpage where a video is embedded. When you click the play button it will either redirect to a survey page or ask you for permission to access facebook content. When doing this you are actually granting permission to a facebook app to access your facebook private content and post or comment as you. This means that you let the app to post on wall or send messages of similar virus links to your friends.

What to do after you click

• If you see such links do not click them. Instead open the drop-down on the right and click “Report story or spam”.
• If you have clicked on the link, immediately change your passoword. Then logout from all the websites you are currenlty logged in. Change all the passowords and then use CCleaner to clear all your browser cache and temporary files.
• If you have clicked on the play button, deactivate all the apps you have authorised by
  Account>Privacy Settings>Edit settings (Apps and Websites). Here you can see the list of apps you authorised. If you find any spammy apps remove them.

What to do if you are affected ?

Go to your profile and click the x mark beside the spammy post to either remove the post or report as spam.

You may also want to check the apps you are using:

• Click Account (top right) of your Facebook and go to Privacy Settings
• Scroll down below and click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

• Under Apps You Use, click Remove unwanted or spammy apps or the Edit settings button.

• Find and click on the malicious app. Note: The application may vary so make sure to check unfamiliar and new applications.
• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and ‘remove app’. You may also want to get rid of other applications you don’t want to have access to your facebook account data. and MOST IMPORTANTLY change your password.

Now The IMPORTANT Part, how not to get affected at all by these Malwares at all?

to read please go to the next page

Credits -

http://techie-buzz.com/scams/yeahh-it-happens-on-live-television.html

http://scameo.com/2011/07/11/girl-showed-her-assets-on-live-television-facebook-scam/

http://www.techreign.com/2011/11/facebook-spam-98-percent-of-people-cant-watch-this-video-for-more-than-15-seconds/

http://www.techreign.com/2011/12/facebook-spam-girl-killed-herself-after-her-dad-posted-a-secret-of-her-on-here-fb-wall/

http://www.techreign.com/2011/12/facebook-spam-yeahh-it-happens-on-live-television/

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/10/15/top-5-security-plugins-for-firefox-chrome-and-internet-explorer/

I will try to update the lists all the time, please share your views and thoughts to make this list better and secure for all.

Thank You for your patience.

© Ramen Mukherjee